US Support for Ukraine Strong, but Fractures Beginning to Surface
While American support for Ukraine is still strong, there are some fractures among members of the Republican and Democratic parties...
Drought Throws Southern France Into Existential Crisis
Parisians have been clashing with police over the past week following French President Emmanuel Macron’s push to raise the pension...
Lacking Health Workers, Germany Taps Robots for Elder Care
The white-colored humanoid “Garmi” does not look much different from a typical robot — it stands on a platform with...
France’s Macron Faces Another Test With Parliamentary Votes on Monday
PARIS, March 19 (Reuters) – President Emanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the National Assembly is due...
Starlink Brought Internet to Brazil’s Amazon. Criminals Love It.
Brazilian federal agents aboard three helicopters descended on an illegal mining site on Tuesday in the Amazon rainforest. They were...
Vatican Unveils New Ethnographic Display of Rwanda Screens
The Vatican Museums officially reopened its African and American ethnographic collections Thursday by showcasing intricately restored Rwandan raffia screens that...
Putin Visits Crimea on Annexation Anniversary, Day After ICC Warrant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has visited the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, according to a report Sunday from the Russian...
Top Ukraine, US Defense Officials Discuss Military Aid in Call
Three senior U.S. security officials held a video call with a group of their Ukrainian counterparts to discuss military aid...
Egypt, Turkey Close to Resuming Full Diplomatic Relations
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visited Cairo on Saturday to push to restore full diplomatic relations between the two countries...
Italy’s Democratic Head Blasts Limit on LGBTQ Parental Rights
The head of Italy’s opposition Democratic Party blasted a bureaucratic crackdown on LGBTQ families as ideological, cruel and discriminatory and...
Facing Arrest Warrant, Russia’s Putin Visits Annexed Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine...
Pro-Moscow Voices Tried to Steer Ohio Train Disaster Debate
Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims...
UBS Mulls Credit Suisse Takeover with Swiss Government Assurances
UBS AG was mulling a takeover of its embattled Swiss peer Credit Suisse Saturday, sources said, which could allay fears...
Paris Calm for Now, Garbage Still Piling Up
A spattering of protests were planned in France over the weekend against President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as garbage...
Before Xi Visit, Russia Says It Held Naval Drills With China and Iran in Arabian Sea
Russia, China and Iran have completed three-way naval exercises in the Arabian Sea that included artillery fire at targets on...
British Defense Ministry: Russia Likely Preparing for Wider Conscription
Russia is “likely” gearing up to cast a wider net to increase its military forces, according to the British Defense...
Wagner’s Convicts Tell of Horrors of Ukraine War and Loyalty to Their Leader
In October last year, a Russian news site published a short video of Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner Group,...
IMF Changes Seen Opening Path for New Ukraine Loan
The International Monetary Fund said Friday its executive board has approved changes to its financing policy aimed at countries facing...
Q&A: White House ‘Concerned’ About Xi-Putin Meeting, ‘Supports’ Xi-Zelenskyy Meeting
John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, speaks with VOA Chinese Service White House correspondent Paris Huang, March...
US Opposes Chinese Cease-Fire Proposal in Ukraine
The White House is rejecting Beijing’s proposal for a truce in Ukraine, ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting with...
Black Sea Grain Deal Ticks Toward Expiration
As the clock ticked toward a possible expiration of the Black Sea Grain Initiative on Saturday, there were calls at...
